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Kōrero: Landscapes – overview

Rain and rainforest

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Lush rainforests grow on the South Island’s West Coast, which receives much of the moisture carried across the Tasman Sea by prevailing westerly winds.

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Eileen McSaveney, Landscapes – overview – Formation of landscapes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/12972/rain-and-rainforest (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.